Re: [atlarge-discuss] MISSION STATEMENTS SUMMARY

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

Dear Hans

Please could you add my variant version of eric dierker's proposed mission
statement, which I published to this list on 13th October:

"We the participants of this group are dedicated to the creation of a forum
and a voting mechanism to bring greater public awareness and involvement to
the important decisions regarding the connectivity and mechanisms of the
Internet, which effect the whole human race.

We fully intend to support the internet-using public, in determining that
their will is taken fully into account, in the making of all policy with
regard to internet administration and internet access, through addressing
protocols, and through challenges to vested interests who try to influence
these policies and processes for their own economic or political advantage.

We intend to operate with openness and fairness, to provide a voice for
ordinary Internet users all over the world, and to demonstrate that voting
mechanisms can truly express the democratic views of this huge constituency.
We fully intend to be open to all, and be truly representative of users
throughout the world.

The Internet is a global resource which belongs to the whole human race,
both those already online and those yet to be connected. Our mission is to
ensure that it is operated in the interests of the many rather than the few,
in accordance with the expressed wishes of the people."

We invite you to join us in this noble venture!

Richard Henderson


----- Original Message -----
From: Hans Klein <hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu>
To: panel list <atlarge-panel@lists.fitug.de>;
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Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:08 AM
Subject: [atlarge-discuss] MISSION STATEMENTS SUMMARY


>
> Dear Panelists and Members,
>
> To the best of my knowledge, below are all proposed mission statements.
>
> I suggest that anyone with a novel mission statement post it in the next
day.
>
> Then I suggest that the Panel review all statements and try to craft a
> single statement that gains the support of everyone.
>
> Hans
>
>
> MISSION STATEMENTS:
>
> [Note: I believe there are older mission statements by previous Panel
> members.  Can anyone forward those to the list?]
>
>
> On 06:41 09/10/02, Hans Klein said:
> "The mission of ICANNatlarge.org is to serve as an independent collective
> voice of Internet users in the processes of ICANN and other global policy
> bodies."
>
>
> Jefsey Morfin, Wed, 09 Oct 2002:
> "The mission of the ICANNatlarge organization is to serve as an
independent
> collective voice of the @large Members who are motivated to concert and
> represent the interests of the Internet users in the processes of ICANN
and
> local and netwide other governance bodies".
>
>
> At 11:33 AM 10/13/2002 -0400, Walter Schmidt wrote:
> "To MAINTAIN and advance the global interests of the Internet in an open
> democratic process, by innovation, communication, and international
> encouragement of the concept that the needs and rights of all people are
> not to be abrogated by the technical, business, military or governmental
> interests of those who are otherwise so vested."
>
>
> At 09:30 AM 10/20/2002 -0400, James Love wrote:
> "The mission of ICANNatlarge is to provide a mechanism for public
> representation in ICANN governance, that is open to anyone, transparent,
> balanced in terms of regional representation, and and which elects its
> leaders by popular votes."
>
>
> At 09:31 PM 10/20/2002 -0400, Hans Klein wrote:
> "The mission of ICANNatlarge is to provide a mechanism for public
> representation in ICANN governance, that is open to anyone, transparent,
> balanced in terms of regional representation, and which elects its leaders
> by popular votes.
> ICANNatlarge will work to maintain and advance the global interest of
> Internet users in an open democratic process by international
encouragement
> of the concept that the needs and rights of all people are not to be
> neglected in favor of technical, business, defense, or governmental
interests."
>
>
> At 08:32 AM 10/21/2002 +0100, Richard Henderson wrote:
> I'd prefer to replace "ICANN governance" with "Internet governance" as an
> acknowledgement that there are a group of people in our organisation who
do
> not want our mission as narrow as this.
>
>
> At 08:10 AM 10/21/2002 -0400,  ERIC DIERKERS wrote:
> "We the participants of this group ( ? ) are dedicated to create a
> voting mechanism to bring greater public awareness and involvement in
> the important decisions regarding connectivity to the World Wide Web and
> matters concerning the mechanisms that are commonly referred to as the
> Internet.
> We fully intend to interface and assist in determining public will with
> all groups involved in making policy with regard to interactive computer
> use and addressing of communications through computers.
> We intend to operate with openness and fairness.  We intend to be open
> to all and be truly representative of users throughout the world."
>
>
> At 10:48 PM 10/22/2002 -0400, Hans Klein wrote:
> As an initial approximation, there are two views:
> 1) "ICANNatlarge.org is focused on Internet governance via ICANN"
> 2) "ICANNatlarge.org is focused on Internet governance in general"
> So a statement that says that "we are focused on Internet governance in
> general, with particular focus at the current time on ICANN," might win
> overall consensus.
>
>
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